Crimes and Crime Rates, by Type statistics

[Data refer to offenses known to the police. Rates are based on Bureau of the Census estimated resident population as of July 1, except 1980 and 1990, enumerated as of April 1. Annual totals for years prior to 1984 were adjusted in 1984 and may not be consistent with those in prior editions. See source for details. Minus sign (-) indicates decrease. For definitions of crimes, see below]


				Violent crime				Property crime

Year	Total			Forcible		Aggra-		Bur-	Larceny-	Motor
		Total	Murder ¹	rape	Robbery	vated	Total	glary	theft	vehicle
						assault				theft


Number of offenses (1,000):
1970	8,098	739	16.0	38.0	350	335	7,359	2,205	4,226	928
1971	8,588	817	17.8	42.3	388	369	7,772	2,399	4,424	948
1972	8,249	835	18.7	46.9	376	393	7,414	2,376	4,151	887
1973	8,718	876	19.6	51.4	384	421	7,842	2,566	4,348	929
1974	10,253	975	20.7	55.4	442	456	9,279	3,039	5,263	977
1975	11,292	1,040	20.5	56.1	471	493	10,253	3,265	5,978	1,010
1976	11,350	1,004	18.8	57.1	428	501	10,346	3,109	6,271	966
1977	10,985	1,030	19.1	63.5	413	534	9,955	3,072	5,906	978
1978	11,209	1,086	19.6	67.6	427	571	10,123	3,128	5,991	1,004
1979	12,250	1,208	21.5	76.4	481	629	11,042	3,328	6,601	1,113
1980	13,408	1,345	23.0	83.0	566	673	12,064	3,795	7,137	1,132
1981	13,424	1,362	22.5	82.5	593	664	12,062	3,780	7,194	1,088
1982	12,974	1,322	21.0	78.8	553	669	11,652	3,447	7,143	1,062
1983	12,109	1,258	19.3	78.9	507	653	10,851	3,130	6,713	1,008
1984	11,882	1,273	19.0	84.2	485	685	10,609	2,984	6,592	1,032
1985	12,431	1,329	19.0	88.7	498	723	11,103	3,073	6,926	1,103
1986	13,212	1,489	20.6	91.5	543	834	11,723	3,241	7,257	1,224
1987	13,509	1,484	20.1	91.1	518	855	12,025	3,236	7,500	1,289
1988	13,923	1,566	20.7	92.5	543	910	12,357	3,218	7,706	1,433
1989	14,251	1,646	21.5	94.5	578	952	12,605	3,168	7,872	1,565
1990	14,476	1,820	23.4	102.6	639	1,055	12,656	3,074	7,946	1,636
1991	14,873	1,912	24.7	106.6	688	1,093	12,961	3,157	8,142	1,662
1992	14,438	1,932	23.8	109.1	672	1,127	12,506	2,980	7,915	1,611
1993	14,145	1,926	24.5	106.0	660	1,136	12,219	2,835	7,821	1,563
1994	13,990	1,858	23.3	102.2	619	1,113	12,132	2,713	7,880	1,539
1995	13,863	1,799	21.6	97.5	581	1,099	12,064	2,594	7,998	1,472
1996	13,494	1,689	19.7	96.3	536	1,037	11,805	2,506	7,905	1,394
1997	13,195	1,636	18.2	96.2	499	1,023	11,559	2,461	7,744	1,354
1998	12,486	1,534	17	93	447	977	10,952	2,333	7,376	1,243
1999	11,635	1,431	16	89	410	916	10,205	2,100	6,957	1,147

Percent change, number of
offenses:
1989 to 1999	-18.4	-13.1	-27.8	-5.7	-29.2	-3.7	-19.0	-33.7	-11.6	-26.7
1990 to 1991	2.7	5.0	5.4	3.9	7.6	3.6	2.4	2.7	2.5	1.6
1991 to 1992	-2.9	1.1	-3.8	2.3	-2.2	3.1	-3.5	-5.6	-2.8	-3.1
1992 to 1993	-2.0	-0.3	3.2	-2.8	-1.9	0.8	-2.3	-4.9	-1.2	-3.0
1993 to 1994	-1.1	-3.5	-5.0	-3.6	-6.2	-2.0	-0.7	-4.3	0.8	-1.5
1994 to 1995	-0.9	-3.2	-7.3	-4.6	-6.1	-1.3	-0.6	-4.4	1.5	-4.4
1995 to 1996	-2.7	-6.1	-9.1	-1.3	-7.7	-5.7	-2.1	-3.4	-1.2	-5.3
1996 to 1997	-2.2	-3.1	-7.6	-0.1	-6.9	-1.3	-2.1	-1.8	-2.0	-2.9
1997 to 1998	-5.4	-6.2	-6.8	-3.1	-10.3	-4.6	-5.2	-5.2	-4.7	-8.2
1998 to 1999	-6.8	-6.7	-8.5	-4.3	-8.4	-6.2	-6.8	-10.0	-5.7	-7.7

Rate per 100,000 population:
1970	3,984.5	363.5	7.9	18.7	172.1	164.8	3,621.0	1,084.9	2,079.3	456.8
1971	4,164.7	396.0	8.6	20.5	188.0	178.8	3,768.8	1,163.5	2,145.5	459.8
1972	3,961.4	401.0	9.0	22.5	180.7	188.8	3,560.4	1,140.8	1,993.6	426.1
1973	4,154.4	417.4	9.4	24.5	183.1	200.5	3,737.0	1,222.5	2,071.9	442.6
1974	4,850.4	461.1	9.8	26.2	209.3	215.8	4,389.3	1,437.7	2,489.5	462.2
1975	5,298.5	487.8	9.6	26.3	220.8	231.1	4,810.7	1,532.1	2,804.8	473.7
1976	5,287.3	467.8	8.8	26.6	199.3	233.2	4,819.5	1,448.2	2,921.3	450.0
1977	5,077.6	475.9	8.8	29.4	190.7	240.0	4,601.7	1,419.8	2,729.9	451.9
1978	5,140.3	497.8	9.0	31.0	195.8	262.1	4,642.5	1,434.6	2,747.4	460.5
1979	5,565.5	548.9	9.7	34.7	218.4	286.0	5,016.6	1,511.9	2,999.1	505.6
1980	5,950.0	596.6	10.2	36.8	251.1	298.5	5,353.3	1,684.1	3,167.0	502.2
1981	5,858.2	594.3	9.8	36.0	258.7	289.7	5,263.9	1,649.5	3,139.7	474.7
1982	5,603.6	571.1	9.1	34.0	238.9	289.2	5,032.5	1,488.8	3,084.8	458.8
1983	5,175.0	537.7	8.3	33.7	216.5	279.2	4,637.4	1,337.7	2,868.9	430.8
1984	5,031.3	539.2	7.9	35.7	205.4	290.2	4,492.1	1,263.7	2,791.3	437.1
1985	5,207.1	556.6	7.9	37.1	208.5	302.9	4,650.5	1,287.3	2,901.2	462.0
1986	5,480.4	617.7	8.6	37.9	225.1	346.1	4,862.6	1,344.6	3,010.3	507.8
1987	5,550.0	609.7	8.3	37.4	212.7	351.3	4,940.3	1,329.6	3,081.3	529.4
1988	5,664.2	637.2	8.4	37.6	220.9	370.2	5,027.1	1,309.2	3,134.9	582.9
1989	5,741.0	663.1	8.7	38.1	233.0	383.4	5,077.9	1,276.3	3,171.3	630.4
1990	5,820.3	731.8	9.4	41.2	257.0	424.1	5,088.5	1,235.9	3,194.8	657.8
1991	5,897.8	758.1	9.8	42.3	272.7	433.3	5,139.7	1,252.0	3,228.8	659.0
1992	5,660.2	757.5	9.3	42.8	263.6	441.8	4,902.7	1,168.2	3,103.0	631.5
1993	5,484.4	746.8	9.5	41.1	255.9	440.3	4,737.6	1,099.2	3,032.4	606.1
1994	5,373.5	713.6	9.0	39.3	237.7	427.6	4,660.0	1,042.0	3,026.7	591.3
1995	5,275.9	684.6	8.2	37.1	220.9	418.3	4,591.3	987.1	3,043.8	560.4
1996	5,086.6	636.5	7.4	36.3	201.9	390.9	4,450.1	944.8	2,979.7	525.5
1997	4,930.0	611.3	6.8	35.9	186.3	382.3	4,318.7	919.4	2,893.4	506.0
1998	4,619.3	567.5	6.3	34.5	165.4	361.3	4,051.8	863.0	2,729.0	459.8
1999	4,266.8	524.7	5.7	32.7	150.2	336.1	3,742.1	770.0	2,551.4	420.7

Percent change, rate per
100,000 population:
1989 to 1999	-25.7	-20.9	-34.5	-14.2	-35.5	-12.3	-26.3	-39.7	-19.5	-33.3
1990 to 1991	1.3	3.6	4.3	2.7	6.1	2.2	1.0	1.3	1.1	0.2
1991 to 1992	-4.0	-0.1	-5.1	1.2	-3.3	2.0	-4.6	-6.7	-3.9	-4.2
1992 to 1993	-3.1	-1.4	2.2	-4.0	-2.9	-0.3	-3.4	-5.9	-2.3	-4.0
1993 to 1994	-2.0	-4.4	-5.3	-4.4	-7.1	-2.9	-1.6	-5.2	-0.2	-2.4
1994 to 1995	-1.8	-4.1	-8.9	-5.6	-7.1	-2.2	-1.5	-5.3	0.6	-5.2
1995 to 1996	-3.6	-7.0	-9.8	-2.2	-8.6	-6.6	-3.1	-4.3	-2.2	-6.2
1996 to 1997	-3.1	-7.2	-7.4	-3.9	-11.2	-5.5	-6.2	-6.1	-5.7	-9.1
1997 to 1998	-6.3	-7.2	-7.4	-3.9	-11.2	-5.5	-6.2	-6.1	-5.7	-9.1
1998 to 1999	-7.6	-7.5	-9.5	-5.2	-9.2	-7.0	-7.6	-10.8	-6.5	-8.5

1 Includes nonnegligent manslaughter.

Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United States, annual.

http://WWW.fbi.GOV/ucr/ucr.htm *

Uniform Crime Reports

The FBIs UCR Program, which began in 1929, collects information on the following crimes reported to law enforcement authorities: homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Arrests are reported for 21 additional crime categories. The UCR data are compiled from monthly law enforcement reports or individual crime incident records transmitted directly to the FBI or to centralized state agencies that then report to the FBI. Each report submitted to the UCR Program is examined thoroughly for reasonableness, accuracy, and deviations that may indicate errors. Large variations in crime levels may indicate modified records procedures, incomplete reporting, or changes in a jurisdictions boundaries. To identify any unusual fluctuations in an agencys crime counts, monthly reports are compared with previous submissions of the agency and with those for similar agencies.

In 1995, law enforcement agencies active in the UCR Program represented approximately 251 million United States inhabitants95 percent of the U.S. population. The UCR Program provides crime counts for the Nation as a whole, as well as for regions, states, counties, cities, and towns. This permits studies among neighboring jurisdictions and among those with similar populations and other common characteristics. UCR findings for each calendar year are published in a preliminary release in the spring, followed by a detailed annual report, Crime in the United States, issued in the following calendar year. In addition to crime counts and trends, this report includes data on crimes cleared, persons arrested (age, sex, and race), law enforcement personnel (including the number of sworn officers killed or assaulted), and the characteristics of homicides (including age, sex, and race of victims and offenders, victim-offender relationships, weapons used, and circum-stances surrounding the homicides). Other special reports are also available from the UCR Program. * The Crime Index

The following offenses and attempts to commit these offenses are used in compiling the Crime Index: (1) murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, (2) forcible rape, (3) robbery, (4) aggravated assault, (5) burglary, (6) larceny-theft, (7) motor vehicle theft, and (8) arson. Arson was added as the eighth index offense in October 1978. (Manslaughter by negligence and simple or minor assaults are not included in the Crime Index.)

Offenses in the UCR program are divided into two groupings, Part I and Part II. Information on the volume of Part I offenses known to law enforcement, those cleared by arrest or exceptional means, and the number of persons arrested is reported monthly. Only arrest data are reported for Part II offenses.

Part I offenses

Criminal homicide-- a. Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter: the willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another. Deaths caused by negligence, attempts to kill, assaults to kill, suicides, accidental deaths, and justifiable homicides are excluded. Justifiable homicides are limited to: (1) the killing of a felon by a law enforcement officer in the line of duty and (2) the killing of a felon by a private citizen. b. Manslaughter by negligence: the killing of another person through gross negligence. Traffic fatalities are excluded. While manslaughter by negligence is a Part I crime, it is not included in the Crime Index.

Forcible rape--The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Included are rapes by force and attempts or assaults to rape. Statutory offenses (no force used--victim under age of consent) are excluded.

Robbery--The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

Aggravated assault--An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Simple assaults are excluded.

Burglary--breaking or entering--The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft. Attempted forcible entry is included.

Larceny-theft (except motor vehicle theft)--The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. Examples are thefts of bicycles or automobile accessories, shoplifting, pocket-picking, or the stealing of any property or article which is not taken by force and violence or by fraud. Attempted larcenies are included. Embezzlement, "con" games, forgery, worthless checks, etc., are excluded.

Motor vehicle theft--The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle is self-propelled and runs on the surface and not on rails. Specifically excluded from this category are motorboats, construction equipment, airplanes, and farming equipment.

*

http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/329_crimes_and_crime_rates_by_type.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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